Right before the break, Daniel Makowsky eliminated Nam Le in a big PLO hand. All of the money went in on a flop. Le's hand gave him both straight and flush draws, while Makwosky held .
Neither the turn nor river helped Le, and he's out. Makowsky is now edging up toward the 200,000-chip mark.
We'll be getting updated chip counts for all 48 players remaining during the dinner break. See you back in about an hour.
The table folded to Daniel Makowsky on the button who raised, and both Craig Boyd (small blind) and David Sklansky called (big blind). The flop came , and all three checked.
The turn was the . Boyd bet 2,500, and Sklansky folded. Makowsky announced he wanted to raise the pot, but before the amount could be calculated, Boyd went ahead and mucked.
Makowsky is still riding high with about 135,000 or so. Boyd has about 32,000. And Sklansky has 47,000.
Shamus
Play has tightened up considerably now that we are within shouting distance of the cash bubble. Only the top 45 get paid, so no one wants to be among the next half-dozen eliminated.
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Greg Raymer has really been trying hard to go broke since the day began. The 2004 World Champion is slated to play the $10,000 Mixed Event that started about an hour ago, and it's clearly been on his mind all day.
On one of his earlier all ins, Raymer freely admitted that he was trying to either build a massive stack or make his exit in time for his next event to start. And just recently when the staff announced the dinner plans, Raymer suddenly realized he was about to miss a full hour of play for the break. After the announcement, he told his table that he was on tilt over the news.
A few minutes later, The Champ finally got his wish. Daniel Makowsky put him all in on an Omaha flop showing . Makowsky held double suited, and Raymer was in the lead with . The turn was a safe , but when a second paired the board, Raymer was counterfeited.
As he stood up and gathered his belongings, Raymer smiled and said, "If I win the 10K, I'll be really happy you hit that on me." With that, he headed out the door for the Brasilia Room to take his seat in Event #12.
We picked this one up on the river. The board showed , and there was 9,000 in the middle. Hoyt Corkins looked over his eyeglasses at the board and bet the pot, and Markus Lehmann made the call. Corkins showed for kings full, and Lehmann mucked.